the example of Moises howsoeuer y e world murmureth at vs and distrusteth gods goodnes let vs flee (h) Gods temptation tendeth to this ende that the secretes of mens heartes may be proued and reuealed to the worlde (i) The cause of all miserie that we suffer is in our selues whom God neuer forsaketh cleauing stedfastly vnto hym (a) An example of Gods especiall prouidence towardes his people (b) We nede not to feare leâ—t we should nâ—uer hunger â—ke 〈◊〉 â–ª we feare God (c) God worketh al that he doth for this ende that the knowledge of him may stick depelier in our mynde “ Man which signifieth gift (d) Hauyng receaued gifts at gods hand we haue nede of lawes for the due vse of the same els shoulde we abuse them to our destruction (e) This doctrine also pertaineth to vs who are bydden to aske but our dayly foode and forbydden to be carefull for to morowe (f) The faithlesse disobedience of the people (g) So God punisheth theÌ„ y t greedily gather goodes trustyng rather to their owne riches and diligence then to his goodnes and prouidence (h) That good that is gathered accordyng to Gods wyll is kept safe for them that vse it with a good conscience â–ª That that is gathered otherwyse commeth to naught (i) Vnlawfull couetyng is frustrate (k) The obstinate frowardnes of the people reprehendeÌ„d â–ª (l) Manna was a figure of Christe â–ª the heaueÌ„ly foode of our soules (m) So God yf we folowe his callyng not for a space only but all y e tyme of our pilgremage ministreth thynges necessarie for the lyfe present and to come vntil we come to our inheritaunce that is to say his kyngdome (a) God is not fledde to olde benefites be not remembred only they consider the man whose aucthorietie they call into question (b) To prynt this example in our hartes Dauid mentioneth it Psal 95. saying harden not your heartes c. “ Iehosua (c) The feruent prayer of the godly of howe great force it is hereby it is well knowen (d) This slaughter of y e Amelekites was but the begynnyng of Gods vengeaunce as it appeareth Deut. xv and 1. Samuel xv (e) An example to be trembled at of theÌ„ that persecute gods Church “ Iehouah Nissi that is the Lord my banner () This Hebrue phrase meaneth as much as if he shuld say God sweareth by his throne “ Peace “ Had found them (a) Iethroes modestie of the godly is to be embraced For true wisdome teacheth vs not to ascribe to muche to our selues but to submit all our wisdome forecast and prouidence vnto God (b) Though Iethro were â–ª not to be compared yet Moyses foloweth his counsayle So we also must folowe wholesome instructions whosoeuer putteth them in our mynde * The maner and place of the lawe published is set foorth that so great a benefite myght be receaued with due reuerence (a) That they departed out of Raphidim whiche was a great way from Sinai (b) God woulde haue his benefites rehearsed that the people myght therof be myndefull (c) Seyng they haue sene by experience y e exceeding loue that God beareth them the more vnkynde they be if they refuse to obey his wyll (d) The Eagle caryeth her young ones vpon her wynges fearyng onely mans violence whiche rather then they should take harme she would receaue the harme in her owne body In stede therof serued the cloude that kept of the Egyptians force “ A deare and a precious thyng of all men greatly desired (e) As who sayeth for though all the earth be mine yet ye in especiall maner (f) No profane kyngdom dependyng of outwarde sway but a priestly and a sacred kingdome i. Pet. 2. b. 9. It is applyed to vs the true Israelites (g) A fayre promise but not perfourmed in y e ende Consideryng â— therfore our weaknes let vs often call to minde what we promised God in our Baptisme be constant (h) For it standeth vs much vpon that Gods ministers be of due credite aucthoritie and to haue euideÌ„t tokens of Gods presence lest the worlde be deceaued (i) Beyng naturally vncleane we must be first sanctified yer Gods worde can be rooted in vs. (k) For an outward signe of the inward puretie required as was y e forbearing of their wyues â–ª The lorde â—yll come â—owne for wyll come â—wne Men must 〈◊〉 no bolder in â—ds matters â—en he geueth â—em leaue â—r farther â—rious then â—e reuealeth 〈◊〉 his worde Or â—omet (m) The lawe was geuen with terrour that men seeyng Goddes glorie myght â—ubmit them selues (n) God is sayde to descende because he sheweth hym to vs in more ample maner and geueth manyfest tokens of his presence (o) Howe nedefull then be magistrates in a common weale to stay the wylfulnes of the people (p) God forbiddeth them for their owne coÌ„moditie lest his bryghtnes shoulde ouerwhelme them (q) The priestes them selues must kepe theÌ„ with in their boundes who as they passe other in dignitie so must they geue theÌ„ example of sober lyfe (a) The preface of the ten commaundements wherâ— is set out fyrst what god is and howe great a God he is and secondly his benefites to the Iewes The fyrst table “ SeruauÌ„tes (b) God therfore would be only called vppon onlye honoured and thanked for al thinges that our coÌ„sciences should be only quieted in him (c) It is a great spurre to coÌ„sider that God is styll preseÌ„t and seâ—eth al y t we do (d) Or to thy selfe that is to y e vse in Gods seruice (e) To represent God (f) That is thou shalt make thee no grauen image and to fall downe before it or to worship God vnder any such fourme (g) Lest we shoulde thinke it a light fault God greeuously threatneth the transgressers (h) We be all sinnefull by nature and therefore the gyltlesse chylde suffereth not for the gyltie father (i) Gods mercye is farre aboue his indignation (k) Not only periurie but rashe and light othes be condemned (l) The day is halowed wheÌ„ they that come together on the sabboth be holy them selues (m) Sixe dayes be free for vs to apply our busines y e seuenth is reserued wholly for Gods seruice (n) Gods owne example is layde before vs to folowe The second table (o) By honour â–ª is meant all duetie due whiche we owe vnto theÌ„ (p) Vnder the name of parentes all magistrates and superiours be contayned (q) The promise to Iacob is extended vnto all coastes and therfore ordinarily this also partayneth vnto vs whiche are Israel in spirite though by Gods secrete disposition sometyme it falleth out otherwyse (r) Here not onli slaughter but wrath and hatred is forbydden Mat. 5.1 Iohn 3. there in the contrary vertues be commaunded as it is also in the commaundementes folowyng (Å¿) And herewith the outwarde acte the inwarde affection with all that proceedeth therof is condempned (t) We must withdrawe both our handes our eyes and our myndes
saide vnto him Feare not to geue him thy daughter for vnto this man that feareth God belongeth thy daughter to wyfe therefore might none other haue her 13 Then saide Raguel I doubt not but God hath accepted my prayers teares in his sight 14 And I beleue he caused you to come vnto me for the same intent that this daughter of myne might be maryed in her owne kindred according to the law of Moyses And nowe doubt thou not but I wyll geue her vnto thee 15 So he toke the right hande of his daughter and gaue her into the right hande of Tobias and saide The God of Abraham the God of Isahac the God of Iacob be with you ioyne you together and fulfill his blessing in you 16 And they toke a letter made a writing of the mariage 17 And then made they mery and praysed God 18 And Raguel called Anna his wyfe vnto him and bade her prepare another chamber 19 And thither he brought Sara his daughter and she wept 20 Then saide he vnto her Be of good cheare my daughter the Lorde of heauen geue thee ioy for the heauinesse that thou hast suffered The .viii. Chapter 2 Tobias driueth away the euill spirite 4 He prayeth to God with his wyfe 11 Raguel prepareth a graue for his sonne in lawe 16 Raguel blesseth the Lorde 1 NOW after that they had supped they brought the young man in to her 2 Then thought Tobias vpon the wordes of the angel and toke out of his bagge a peece of the lyuer of the fishe and layed it vpon the hotte coales 3 So the angell Raphael tooke holde of the deuil and sent him away bound him in the wildernesse of the hygher Egypt 4 Then spake Tobias vnto the virgin and saide Vp Sara let vs make our prayer vnto God to day to morow and ouermorow For these three nightes wyl we reconcile our selues with God and when the third holy night is past we shall ioyne together in the duetie of mariage 5 For we are the children of holy men and we may not come together as the heathen that know not God 6 Then stoode they vp both together and besought God earnestly that he would preserue them 7 And Tobias saide O Lorde God of our fathers praysed be thou of heauen and earth of the sea welles fluddes and of al thy creatures that be therein 8 Thou madest Adam of the moulde of the earth and gauest him Eua for an helper 9 And now Lorde thou knowest that it is not because of voluptuousnes that I take this sister of myne to wyfe but onely for the loue of children in whom thy name may be blessed for euer 10 And Sara saide Haue mercie vpon vs O Lorde haue mercy vpon vs and let vs both come whole and sounde together to a good age 11 And about the cocke crowing it came to passe that Raguel called his seruaūtes 12 And they went with him to make a graue 13 For he saide It is chaunced nowe vnto him peraduenture as it did vnto the other seuen men that went in vnto her 14 Now when they had made the graue Raguel came againe to his wyfe and saide vnto her Send one of thy maydens to loke if he be dead that I may bury him afore it be light day 15 So she sent a mayden to see which when she came into the chamber found them whole and founde sleeping together 16 And so she came againe and brought good tidinges Then Raguel and Anna his wyfe praysed the Lorde 17 And saide Praysed be thou O Lorde God of Israel that it is not happened vnto vs as we thought 18 For thou hast dealt mercifully with vs and put away from vs the enemie that persecuted vs 19 And hast shewed mercy vnto yonder two the onely borne children of their parentes O Lorde cause them to magnifie thee more perfectly and to offer the sacrifice of thy prayse of their health that all people may knowe that thou onely art God in all the earth 20 And immediatly Raguel commaunded his seruauntes to fyll the graue that they had made with earth afore it was light 21 And bade his wyfe prepare a feaste to make redie all thinges that were necessary for meate to such as went by the way 22 He caused two fat kine also and foure weathers to be slaine and meates to be prepared for all his neighbours and freindes 23 And Raguel charged Tobias to remayne with him two weekes 24 As for all the good that he had he gaue Tobias the halfe of it and made this writing that the halfe which remayned should fall vnto Tobias after their death ¶ The .ix. Chapter The angell goeth to Gabelus at the desire of Tobias which delyuereth the letter and receaueth the money 1 THen Tobias called vnto him the angell whō he thought to haue ben a man and saide vnto him Brother Azarias I pray thee hearken vnto my wordes 2 If I shoulde geue my selfe to be thy seruaunt I shall not deserue thy prouidence 3 Neuerthelesse I beseche thee that thou wilt take the beastes and the seruauntes go vnto Gabelus in Rages the citie of the Medes and delyuer him his hand writing and receaue the money of him and pray him to come to my mariage 4 For thou knowest thy selfe that my father doth number the dayes and if I tary one day to long he wyll be sory in his minde 5 Now seest thou how earnestly Raguel hath required me so that I can not say him nay 6 Then toke Raphael foure of Raguels seruauntes and two Camels and went vnto Rages the citie of the Medes And when he had founde Gabelus he gaue him his hand writing and receaued all the money 7 He tolde him also of Tobias the sonne of Tobi how al thinges had happened and caused him to come with him to the mariage 8 Now when he came into the house of Raguel he founde Tobias sittyng at the table and he leaped vp they kissed one another and Gabelus wept and praysed God 9 And saide The blessing of the God of Israel haue thou for thou art the sonne of a right vertuous and iust man and of one that feareth God geueth great almes 10 And blessing haue thy wyfe and your elders 11 That ye may see your children and your childrens children vnto the third fourth generation and your seede be blessed of the God of Israel which raigneth worlde without end 12 And when they all had sayde Amen they went to the feast but with the feare of the Lorde held they the feast of the mariage The .x. Chapter 1 Tobias and his wyfe thinke long for their sonne 10 Raguel sendeth away Tobias and Sara 1 NOw whyle young Tobias made long tarying by reason of the mariage his father was full of care heauinesse saying Canst thou thinke what shoulde be the cause that my sonne tarieth so long or why he should be kept so long there
the sonne of Ohosiah 4 Ioas is appoynted king 15 Iehoiada causeth Athalia to be slayne 17 He maketh a couenaunt betweene God and the people 18 Baal and his priestes are destroyed 1 ANd Athalia y e mother of Ahaziahu when she saw that her sonne was dead she arose and destroyed all the kinges seede 2 But Iehosaba the daughter of king Ioram and syster of Ahaziahu toke Ioas the sonne of Ahaziahu and stale him from among the kinges sonnes that were slayne and his nurse with him in the bedde chamber and hyd him from Athalia that he was not slayne 3 And he was with her hyd in the house of the Lord sixe yeres And Athalia dyd raigne ouer the lande 4 And the seuenth yere Iehoiada sent and fet the rulers ouer hundredes with the captaynes and them of the garde and toke them to him into the house of the Lorde made a bonde with them and toke an oth of them in the house of the Lorde and shewed them the kinges sonne 5 And he commaunded them saying This is it that ye must do One third part of you whose duetie is to come in on the Sabbath day shall keepe the watch of the kinges house 6 And another third part shal keepe the gate of Sur And another third part shall keepe the gate which is behinde them of the garde and so shall ye keepe the watch of the house of Mesiah 7 And two partes of you that is al that go out on the Sabbath day shall keepe the watch of the house of the Lorde about the king 8 And ye shall compasse the king round about euery man shall haue his weapon in his hand And whosoeuer commeth within y e ranges let him be slaine And see that ye be with the king as he goeth out and in 9 And the captaynes ouer the hundredes did according to all thinges that Iehoiada the priest commaunded and they toke euery man his men that were to come in on the Sabbath day with them that should go out on the Sabbath and came to Iehoiada the priest 10 And to the captaynes ouer hundredes did the priest geue king Dauids speares and shieldes that were in the temple 11 And they of the garde stoode and euery man had his weapon in his hande rounde about the king from the ryght corner of the temple to the left along by the aulter and the temple 12 And he brought out the kinges sonne and put the crowne vpon him and delyuered him the witnesse made him king annoynted him And they clapt their handes and saide God saue the king 13 And when Athalia heard the noyse of the running of the people she came to the people into the temple of the Lorde 14 And whē she looked behold the king stoode by a piller as the maner was the singers the trumpets by the king and all the people of the land reioysed and blew with trumpets And Athalia rent her clothes cryed treason treason 15 But Iehoiada the priest commaunded the captaines of the hundredes that had the rule of the hoast and saide vnto them Haue her foorth of the ranges if any folowe her kill him with the sword For the priest had saide she may not be slaine in the house of the Lorde 16 And they layde handes on her till she came into the way by the which the horses went in to the kinges palace and there was she slaine 17 And Iehoiada made a bond betweene the Lorde and the king and the people that they should be the Lordes people and also betweene the king and the people 18 And all the people of the lande went into the house of Baal and destroyed it his aulters also and his images brake they downe lustylie and slue Mathan the priest of Baal before the aulters And the priest set watch ouer the house of the Lorde 16 And toke the rulers ouer hundredes the captaines and them of the gard and all the people of the lande and they brought the king from the house of the Lorde and came by the way of the gate of them of the gard to the kings palace and he sat him downe on the seate of the kinges 20 And all the people of the lande reioyced and the citie was in quiet And they slue Athalia with the sword beside the kinges palace 21 Seuen yeres olde was Iehoas when he began to raigne ¶ The .xii. Chapter 6 Iehoas maketh prouision for the repairing of the temple 16 He stayeth the king of Syria by a present from comming against Hierusalem 20 He is killed by two of his seruauntes 1 ANd Iehoas began to raigne in the seuenth yere of Iehu fouretie yeres raigned he in Hierusalem his mothers name was Zebiah of Beerseba 2 And he did that which was good in the sight of the Lorde as long as Iehoiada the priest enfourmed him 3 But the high places were not taken away for the people offred and burnt incense yet vpon the high places 4 And Iehoas sayde to the priestes All the siluer of the dedicate thinges that be brought to the house of the Lorde that is the money of them that were numbred the money that euery man is set at and all the money that euery man with a willing heart geueth and bryngeth into the house of the Lorde 5 Let the priestes take it to them euery man of his acquayntaunce to repayre the broken places of the house wheresoeuer any decaye is founde 6 And so it came to passe that vnto the three and twentith yere of king Iehoas the priestes had mended nothing that was decayed in the temple 7 Then king Iehoas called for Iehoiada the priest and the other priestes and saide vnto them Why repaire ye not the broken places of the temple Now therfore see that ye receaue no more money of your acquayntaunce except ye deliuer it to repaire the temple withall 8 And the priestes consented to receaue no more money of the people except to repaire the decayed places of the temple 9 But Iehoiada the priest toke a chest and bored a hole in the lyd of it and set it besyde the aulter on the right syde as euery man commeth into the temple of the Lorde and the priestes that kept the vessels put therein all the money that was brought into the house of the Lorde 10 And it fortuned that when they sawe ther was much money in the chest the kinges scribe the hye priest came vp and tolde the money that was found in the house of the Lorde and put it into a bagge 11 And they gaue the money sealed into the handes of them that executed the worke and that had the ouersight of the house of the Lorde and they brought it out to the carpenters and builders that wrought vpon the house of the Lorde 12 And to masons and hewers of stone And they bought timber and free stone to repaire the decaye in the
xii c. (p) Fathers ought to teach their chyldren the iudgementes of God (q) God had before by war and destructioÌ„ of their enemies called them to repentaunce but they contempned Gods callyng (r) God forbeareth punishment vntyl the riâ—enes of our sinnes compell hym to vengâ—aâ—nce “ Or peraduenture (Å¿) Abraham wisheth not y e wicked to be vnpuniâ—hed but the Godlâ— to be deliuered out of this vtter destructioÌ„ Rom. iii. (t) God byndeth not hymselfe here alwayes to spare the wicked for the godly mens sake as Ezec. (v) what care and regarde y e godly haue of their neighbours (x) The godly man would not condemne all the citie though he knewe it to be very corrupt (a) The godlye seke occasion to bryng foorth the fruites of fayth (b) Hospitalitie commended Gen. xviii a (c) Ezechiel sheweth by what euyll meanes they came to this extreme mischiefe (d) This one fact declareth the manifolde wickednes of all the citie (e) As the defence of the straungers was Godly so this meanes to saue them was not good (f) The wicked can not abyde to be tolde of their faultes ii Peter ii b. VVisd 19. c (g) The obstinate blindenesse of the Sodomites who amended not by this scourge of God (h) God dealeth mercifullye with all that pertayne to the Godly yf they contempne not his goodnes Gen. xviii c. (i) Angels may be ministers both of Gods grace and wrath (k) A shewe only of publike honestie is among the wicked (l) Manye thoughtes and cares made hym slacke wherin the angels instruct hym “ Punishement VVisd x. a (m) It was of Gods mercie that Lot was deliuered (n) God doth not onlye begin but also finisheth the saluation of his seruauÌ„tes “ Or flee for thy lyfe “ Or escape into the hyll (o) The infirmitie of Lots fayth not contenting hym selfe with the meanes that God had appoynted “ Heb. Face “ Or escape thither safe (p) The angell had in coÌ„maundement both to saue Lot and to destroy Sodome so that one must be done before the other Deut 29 c. Esai xi â— b. Ieremi l. c. Ezec. 16. d. Amos iiii b Luk. xvii c. (q) A terrible and newe punishment for so outragious newe sinnes (r) She beleued not stedfastly y e worde of God and slowly vnwillyngly left Sodome as appeareth Luk. xvij (Å¿) God declared howe much he loued Abraham in delyueryng iust Lot whoÌ„ he dyd also much regarde (t) Yet the angel had promised not to destroy it “ Or firste borne ☜ (v) Though this counsell was not for lust sake but for prorogatioÌ„ of chyldren yet y e meanes here vsed is detestable “ Hebr. To kepe alyue or quicken (x) The manyfolde punishment of Lotes intemperaunce (y) It is a daungerous thyng to begynne to fall into a sinne ☞ (a) God dyd thus teache hym that he was but a strauÌ„ger here (b) Abraham once agayne geueth more to his owne counsell then to the prouidence of God (c) We may learne howe greatly adulterie displeaseth God (d) He dyd neither purposely nor tirannicallye take another mans wyfe (e) The sinne agaynst our neighbour is sinne also agaynst God (f) In Gods threatninges is included the doctrine of repentauÌ„ce (g) A good kyng fyndeth many good Courtiours (h) The king doth not excuse hymselfe altogether of a fault as the hypocrites woulde “ Or sayde (i) Men are redy to al mischiefe where the feare of God is not Gene. xii c. (k) The princely modestie of Abimelech and his liberalitie (l) The gyft was not only for ornamentes for Sara and her company but an argument to â—her of her honestie and his innocencie (m) The sinne of a prince is punished in many (a) For Isahac was borne besides the order of nature (b) All thynges are done here accordyng to Gods worde promise to teache that Gods worde shoulde be our rule “ Hebre. Iitschac “ Hebr. The sonne of eyght dayes (c) Sara nowe geueth God thankes that she was become a mother “ Hebre. To me a laughter (d) It is the dutie of the mother if she may to nurse her chylde as appeareth â— Tim. v. (e) In the person of Isahac he dyd mocke at Gods promise his fathers fayth which Saint Paul calleth persecution Gal. 4. (f) Sara goeth not about to ouer rule her husbande for all this businesse was done by the motion of the holy ghost (g) The childreÌ„ of Isahac shall only be accompted the posteritie of Abraham (h) Abraham truely denieth hym selfe in submittyng his naturall affection to y e wyll of God “ Sheba (i) They were iustely punished who abusing gods giftes contempned his grace (k) Because of his promise sake for it appeareth not that Ismael prayed to God or repented hym (l) The bringyng vp and gouernement of Ismael is geuen to his mother (m) When God withdraweth his helpe we see not y e meanes which be hard at hande (n) Externall benefites come from God (o) Though he was a wylde man yet he obeyed his mother in chosing his wyfe (p) God prouideth for the quietnes of his seruaunt “ Hebre. Lye vnto me (q) Though he bare this iniurie patiently yet hauyng occasion he prouideth for hymselfe (r) Godlye men may seke for their securitie (Å¿) Abraham dyd not alter his true worshyppyng of God though he made a leage with the kyng “ Or things (a) This was a sore temptation when he with his own hande muste slay his child and do against the promise of God (b) God wyll trie our fayth in those thynges we set most store by () Moruah a hyll where the temple was afterward buylded (c) True obedience hath continuaunce and wisely ordereth all thynges “ Or swordâ— (d) The sweet wordes of the chylde pearsed the fathers heart (e) The best stay in troublesome matters is to rest vpon the prouidence of God (f) That which God had tryed by experience he is sayde to knowe (g) He doth not only geue God thankes but also leaueth a monument of Gods prouidence to the posteritie (h) God geueth his â—ree benefites the name of rewarde to prouoke men to godlynes not for the merite of the worke (i) God rewardeth vs for the giftes that he hath geuen vs. “ Aram. “ Ribka (i) She was the seconde wyfe which had not part of al y e goodes as the first wyfe had nor rule ouer the house “ Hebre. An huÌ„dreth yere and twentie yere and seuen yere Iosue xv a. (a) He myght lament y e commâ—n curse vppon all mankynde (b) The bying of a buriyng place was a witnes to his posteritie that gods promise was certayne (c) God lyues vertue are to be set by in whosoeuer they be “ Hebr. In your soules “ Duble (d) The godlye wyll noâ— bye â–ª to the hurt of other “ Or sate (e) The modestie and liberalitie of this noble man (f) A sicle is in value foure grotes when the ounce is at eyght grotes (a) Age admonished hym to take order with his